EP1193138A2 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Falten eines aufblasbaren Luftsacks - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
- B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
- B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
- B60R21/23—Inflatable members
- B60R21/237—Inflatable members characterised by the way they are folded
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
- B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
- B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
- B60R21/23—Inflatable members
- B60R21/237—Inflatable members characterised by the way they are folded
- B60R2021/2375—Folding devices
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
- B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
- B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
- B60R21/20—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components
- B60R21/217—Inflation fluid source retainers, e.g. reaction canisters; Connection of bags, covers, diffusers or inflation fluid sources therewith or together
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Y10S493/00—Manufacturing container or tube from paper; or other manufacturing from a sheet or web
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- the invention relates to a method and a device for folding an inflatable airbag for motor vehicles.
- Such methods and devices are used to inflatable Fold airbag to a size that allows the folded one Airbag as part of an airbag module, for example as a driver, To mount the passenger or side airbag on a vehicle. in this connection the airbag must be folded so that when inflated it a crash as quickly as possible and without damaging the Airbag cover can unfold.
- WO 98/22311 describes the folding of an airbag in the manner takes place that the airbag is inserted into a housing and on the housing is attached before it is loaded with the inside of the airbag Compressed air is compressed in the direction of the fastening area.
- the airbag does not have to be folded within one Room with a given height.
- the airbag or the airbag envelope not necessarily in a defined and predictable Folded together, but squeezed or crumpled up, so that a ring-shaped, but otherwise arbitrary or "chaotic" fold, also known as a scrunch fold, which nevertheless allows the airbag to unfold quickly and optimally radial direction allows.
- the invention makes it possible to compress of the airbag to achieve a low undercut folding, which allows the airbag to unfold radially, reducing the risk of injury is minimized for the vehicle occupants.
- the airbag pressed into a cover of an airbag module preferably the cover has a base element and one connected to the base element Wall section includes.
- the airbag is placed around the sleeve before the carrier is inserted into the sleeve Stamps are preferably pressed together manually.
- the Compression is preferably done manually, but can also e.g. by means of automated sliding elements distributed around the stamp become.
- the carrier before the insertion of the carrier into the sleeve of the airbag preferably manually stuffed the sleeve and / or dropped down into the sleeve.
- the airbag is plugged into the Fold space or fold channel around the stamp manually.
- the stamp advanced against the closed end of the airbag until one or several, preferably band-like, arranged in the interior of the airbag Fasteners that use the closed end of the airbag connect the open end of the airbag or to the carrier, tensioned are.
- the invention makes it simple and versatile Folding device created, which a room with variable Provides height and with which the airbag or the airbag cover on any height can be compressed without the Gas generator must be included.
- a carrier element the carrier releasably with a preferably a base plate and / or an assembly preferably comprising an annular holding element an airbag module connected, preferably with respect to the base plate Shape and size of the free inner cross-sectional area of the sleeve equivalent.
- the carrier for attaching the airbag to be folded is through the base plate, the holding element and the carrier element are formed, so that then when the connection between solved the support member and the base plate or the holding element an essential assembly of the airbag module is completed.
- 1a to 1f is an embodiment of an inventive Folding device shown to carry out an inventive Folding process is provided.
- the folding device shown in FIGS. 1a to 1f comprises according to FIG. 1a a horizontal worktop 30, in which a recess is provided.
- a sleeve 24 is arranged below the worktop 30, whose inner wall is flush with the recess in the worktop 30 delimiting border area and their cross-sectional area that of the airbag having its final package size 10 corresponds.
- a cover 25 in the form of a cover cap an airbag module, which has a base element 26 and a Wall section 27 integrally connected to the base element 26 includes, which runs parallel to the sleeve wall.
- the free inner cross-sectional area the cover 25 corresponds to that of the sleeve 24.
- Bending elements 32 are between the sleeve 24 and the cover 25 provided that are cuboid and rotatably mounted. The Purpose of the bending elements 32 will be explained in the explanation of the folding method according to the invention described.
- a support element 12 which is attached to its underside a base plate 14 and an annular, hereinafter designated as a retaining ring 16 carries an airbag module.
- the carrier element forms 12 a carrier on which an airbag 10 to be folded has its open end 11, which is also referred to as the mouthpiece of the airbag 10 is attached.
- the airbag 10 is with its area delimiting the mouthpiece Airbag envelope arranged around a circular opening 20 which in the base plate 14 and in the retaining ring 16 is formed.
- the cross-sectional area of the base plate 14 is dimensioned such that the Base plate 14 inserted into the sleeve 24 and the cover 25 can be.
- a cylindrical punch 18 is relative to the carrier in the vertical direction movable and through the tubular support member 12 and the opening 20 provided in the base plate 14 and the retaining ring 16 displaceable into the airbag 10.
- the diameter of the stamp 18 and the diameter of the opening 20 correspond at least essentially to the diameter of one ready for assembly Airbag module provided gas generator, not shown.
- the closed end 22 of the airbag 10 to be folded is over several, preferably two or four band-like connecting elements 23 either with the area of the airbag envelope forming the mouthpiece of the airbag 10 or connected to the base plate 14 or the retaining ring 16 in such a way that the closed end 22 or an area of the closed End 22 of the airbag 10 below the opening 20, d. H. on a arranged by the longitudinal axis of the stamp 18 folding axis is.
- the length of the connecting elements 23 is chosen such that the airbag envelope 10 around its closed end 22 to below the depending on the height 22 defined by the closed end can.
- a folding method according to the invention which with that explained above Folding device is feasible, is based on the following 1a-1f described.
- the airbag 10 to be folded is first described in the above Way on the base plate 14 or on the retaining ring 16 with his open end 11 attached, so that the airbag cover according to FIG Base plate 14 or the retaining ring 16 hangs down. At the beginning of the folding process the airbag 10 is consequently connected to the base plate 14.
- the stamp 18 is then inserted into and against the airbag 10 pushed the closed end 22 until the connecting elements 23 are excited, as shown in Fig. 1b. Before, after or with the The movement of the plunger 18 into the airbag 10 will Carrier element 12 lowered.
- the airbag cover 10 can be inserted into the base plate 14 Sleeve 24 compressed around the punch 18 by sliding elements 28 become. In a preferred variant, the compression takes place the airbag cover 10 in the direction of the stamp, however Hand. In this way, areas of the drooping airbag envelope 10, according to FIG. 1b, beyond the circumference of the base plate 14 protrude outside, pushed under the base plate 14.
- the sliding elements 28 are defined by the longitudinal axis of the punch Folding axis arranged around and in the through the worktop 30 defined level movable.
- Fig. 1c shows that the sliding elements 28 press the airbag cover 10 in the direction of the stamp 18, that the entire airbag cover 10 is brought under the base plate 14 becomes.
- the airbag cover 10 by hand in the pressed together shown in Fig. 1b and Fig. 1c Brought condition.
- the airbag cover 10 before the manual or through the sliding elements 28 are compressed on the worktop 30 be spread out.
- the stamp 18 projects further into the sleeve 24 than in FIG. 1c. In principle, however, the stamp 18 can be pressed before and during the compression the airbag cover 10 also less than or further than protrude into the sleeve as shown.
- the Airbag sleeve 10 Before the carrier element 12 is lowered further, the Airbag sleeve 10 also stuffed into sleeve 24, preferably this also done manually.
- the airbag cover 10 is not only here by hand horizontally in the direction of the stamp 18, but also also pressed vertically down into the interior of the sleeve 24.
- the bending elements 32 attached to the sleeve 24 are in accordance with 1c already during the compression of the airbag cover 10 in brought an insertion position in which they have an inner long side Form an extension of the sleeve inner wall and with an outside an elastically deformable region of the wall section 27 bend the cover 25 outwards. In this way, the insertion opening the cover 25 expanded.
- the Distance between the open end 11 and the closed end 22 of the airbag 10 remains at least substantially constant during this time.
- the support member 12 is further lowered and onto the Floor element 26 moves too.
- the ring around the stamp 18 around air bag cover 10 compressed, d. H. in the Cover 25 pushed in until base plate 14 and retaining ring 16 according to FIG. 1e are located within the cover 25 and the desired package height is reached.
- the air bag 10 compressed to its final package size 1f the housing is ready for installation within it of the airbag module-forming cover 25, wherein the airbag 10 ring-shaped around one remaining after pulling out the stamp 18 central free space is compressed around, into which one is not shown gas generator of the airbag module can be used.
- the stamp 18 is dimensioned such that the free space in the airbag module has the dimensions required for the gas generator.
- the invention makes a method that can be carried out quickly and easily created for folding an air bag, which on the one hand ensured it that the airbag envelope is ring-shaped and free of undercuts or is compressed at least with little undercuts, in the event of a crash to enable radial unfolding, but on the other hand within no defined and predictable wrinkling occurs in the folding area, but according to a "chaotic" folding process the exact course of the Airbag cover 10 is left to chance as it is entwined by the Lines in Figs. 1c - 1f is indicated.
- the stamp 18 of the folding device according to the invention fulfills several Functions by being a dummy for a later in the air bag module
- the gas generator to be used serves by ensuring that the airbag envelope 10 in the ready-to-install airbag module in a ring around the gas generator is squeezed around and by ensuring that there is only one layer of the airbag module ready for installation Airbag cover 10 between the gas generator and the bottom element 26 the cover 25 is located.
- the cover 125 is fixed in a in the worktop 130 trained recess arranged.
- the sleeve 124, the carrier element 12 and stamp 18 are relative to cover 125 as well movable relative to each other in the vertical direction, as indicated by the double arrows is indicated.
- the stamp 18 with the interposition of the closed end 22 of the airbag 10 in Brought to the bottom element 126 of the cover 125 before the support member 12 is further lowered to the air bag 10 within of the annular folding space to its final pack size compress.
- Fig. 2c the stamp 18 is still from Floor element 126 shown spaced position.
- FIGS. 3a-3d The airbag 10 is not folded in an airbag module cover compressed to its final pack size. Instead, a bottom element 226 is provided according to FIG. 3a, which is part of a worktop 230.
- the stamp 18 first arrives with the interposition of the closed one End 22 of the airbag 10 in abutment on the base element 226, whereupon, when the support element 12 is lowered further, the airbag 10 inside the annular folding space to its final package size is compressed, as shown in Fig. 3c.
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- Fig. 1a - 1f
- eine Seitenansicht einer Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Faltvorrichtung in verschiedenen Phasen eines erfindungsgemäßen Faltverfahrens,
- Fig. 2a - 2d
- eine Seitenansicht einer weiteren Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Faltvorrichtung in verschiedenen Phasen eines weiteren erfindungsgemäßen Faltverfahrens, und
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- eine Seitenansicht einer weiteren Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Faltvorrichtung in verschiedenen Phasen eines weiteren erfindungsgemäßen Faltverfahrens.
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- Luftsack, Luftsackhülle
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- offenes Ende des Luftsacks
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- Trägerelement
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- Basisplatte
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- Haltering
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- Stempel
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- Öffnung
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- geschlossenes Ende des Luftsacks
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- Verbindungselemente
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- Hülse
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- Abdeckung
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- Bodenelement
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- Wandabschnitt
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- Schiebeelemente
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- Arbeitsplatte
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- Biegeelemente
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Claims (11)
- Verfahren zum Falten eines aufblasbaren Luftsacks (10) für Kraftfahrzeuge, welches die Schritte umfasst, dass ein zu faltender Luftsack (10) mit seinem offenen Ende (11) an einem Träger (12, 14, 16) befestigt wird, dass ein bevorzugt im wesentlichen zylindrischer Stempel (18) durch eine Öffnung (20) im Träger (12, 14, 16) hindurch in den Luftsack (10) hinein gegen das geschlossene Ende (22) des Luftsacks (10) vorgeschoben wird, und dass der Stempel (18) in eine Hülse (224) eingebracht wird, indem die Hülse (224) über den Luftsack (10) gegen ein Teil (14) des Trägers (12, 14, 16) geschoben wird, wobei der Luftsack (10) dadurch unregelmäßig zusammengedrückt wird, dass ein von dem Teil (14) des Träger (12, 14, 16), dem Stempel (18), der Hülseninnenwand und einem hinsichtlich Form und Größe der freien inneren Querschnittsfläche der Hülse (224) entsprechenden Bodenelement (226) begrenzter Raum verkleinert wird, bis der Luftsack (10) auf seine endgültige Packungsgröße zusammengedrückt ist.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Luftsack (10) in eine Abdeckung eines Luftsackmoduls gedrückt wird, wobei bevorzugt die Abdeckung ein Bodenelement und einen mit dem Bodenelement verbundenen Wandabschnitt umfasst. - Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Luftsack (10) mit seinem offenen Ende (11) an einer bevorzugt eine Basisplatte (14) und/oder ein vorzugsweise ringförmiges Halteelement (16) umfassenden Baugruppe eines Luftsackmoduls befestigt wird, wobei eine Verbindung zwischen der Baugruppe und einem Trägerelement (12) des Trägers gelöst wird, nachdem der Luftsack (10) auf seine endgültige Packungsgröße zusammengedrückt ist. - Verfahren nach zumindest einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Stempel (18) gegen das geschlossene Ende (22) des Luftsacks (10) vorgeschoben wird, bis ein oder mehrere im Inneren des Luftsacks (10) angeordnete, bevorzugt bandartige Verbindungselemente (23), welche das geschlossene Ende (22) des Luftsacks (10) mit dessen offenem Ende (11) oder mit dem Träger (12, 14, 16) verbinden, gespannt sind. - Verfahren nach zumindest einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass vor dem Zusammendrücken des Luftsacks (10) auf seine endgültige Packungsgröße der Stempel (18) in eine Endstellung in der Nähe des Bodenelementes (226) und bevorzugt derart nahe an das Bodenelement (226) heran bewegt wird, dass ein Bereich des geschlossenen Endes (22) des Luftsacks (10) gegen das Bodenelement (226) gedrückt wird. - Verfahren nach zumindest einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass nach dem Einbringen des Trägers (12, 14, 16) und des Stempels (18) in die Hülse (224) die dadurch gebildete Einheit als Ganzes in Richtung des feststehend angeordneten Bodenelementes (226) bewegt wird, wobei die Hülse (224) über das Bodenelement (226) geschoben wird, bis der Abstand zwischen dem Träger (12, 14, 16) und dem Bodenelement (226) der endgültigen Packungshöhe des zusammengedrückten Luftsacks (10) entspricht. - Vorrichtung zur Durchführung eines Verfahrens zum Falten eines aufblasbaren Luftsacks für Kraftfahrzeuge nach zumindest einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, mit einem Träger (12, 14, 16), an dem ein zu faltender Luftsack (10) mit seinem offenen Ende (11) befestigbar ist, einem bevorzugt im wesentlichen zylindrischen Stempel (18), der durch eine im Träger (12, 14, 16) ausgebildete Öffnung (20) in den Luftsack (10) hinein gegen das geschlossene Ende (22) des Luftsacks (10) vorschiebbar ist, und einer Hülse (224), in die der Stempel (18) einbringbar ist, indem die Hülse (224) über den Luftsack (10) gegen ein Teil (14) des Trägers (12, 14, 16) schiebbar ist, wobei zum unregelmäßigen Zusammendrücken des Luftsacks (10) auf seine endgültige Packungsgröße das Teil (14) des Trägers (12, 14, 16), der Stempel (18), die Hülse (224) und ein hinsichtlich Form und Größe der freien inneren Querschnittsfläche der Hülse (224) entsprechendes Bodenelement (226) relativ zueinander derart bewegbar sind, dass ein von ihnen begrenzter Raum verkleinerbar ist.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Trägerelement (12) des Trägers lösbar mit einer bevorzugt eine Basisplatte (14) und/oder ein vorzugsweise ringförmiges Halteelement (16) umfassenden Baugruppe eines Luftsackmoduls verbunden ist. - Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7 oder 8,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass unterhalb der Hülse eine Abdeckung für den zusammengedrückten Luftsack (10) angeordnet ist, wobei bevorzugt die Abdeckung das Bodenelement und einen mit dem Bodenelement verbundenen Wandabschnitt umfasst. - Vorrichtung nach zumindest einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 9,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Querschnitt des Stempels (18) hinsichtlich Form und Größe zumindest im wesentlichen demjenigen eines Gasgenerators für den Luftsack (10) entspricht. - Vorrichtung nach zumindest einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 10,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Bodenelement (226) feststehend angeordnet und die Hülse (224) über das Bodenelement (226) schiebbar ist.
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